Search Broomfield County Court Records
Broomfield County court records move through several official channels. The Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search is the public starting point for hearing and docket information in Broomfield Combined Courts. It is useful when a person needs a court date, case class, court type, party search, attorney search, or courthouse filter. It does not provide a full scanned case file. For copies of pleadings, decrees, disposition orders, tickets, probate letters, or certified documents, the Colorado Judicial Branch Record/Document Request Form is the better path.
Paid online register-of-action access is different again. CoCourts is an officially linked vendor for Colorado Register of Action searches from the ICON system. It can show open and closed case summary data, but it excludes juvenile, probate, sealed, suppressed, and confidential records. Municipal traffic, parking, animal, code, and ordinance cases require Broomfield Municipal Court channels. Police reports, accident reports, body-worn camera video, local background letters, and active jail custody data come from Broomfield Police or the detention center, not the Clerk of Court.
- Identify the record type first: docket, court document, municipal ticket, police report, recorded document, marriage record, jail custody, or statewide criminal history.
- For a state court date, open Colorado Judicial Docket Search and choose Broomfield County, Broomfield Combined Courts, or the 17th Judicial District when known.
- For a copy request, use the record request form, select Broomfield County, add party details, and choose the document type needed.
- For a paid register of action, use CoCourts and search by last name and full or partial first name.
- For municipal tickets or ordinance cases, contact Broomfield Municipal Court or use the municipal payment portal if the citation is payable.
- For police reports, local background letters, and accident reports, use Broomfield Police Records and the linked GovQuest or BuyCrash channels.
The Colorado Judicial Branch Broomfield County court page is the official local source for state court contacts, records, collections, protection-order timing, and court location details.
That court page is the anchor for Broomfield County court records because it ties the local clerk, courthouse, records unit, and case-help links to one official state source.
Broomfield County Docket Fields
The Colorado Judicial docket form requires a date range plus at least one added filter. That rule matters for Broomfield County court records because a date-only search may not run. A case-number search can be split into a four-digit year, case class, and sequence. A party search can be run for an individual or business. Attorney searches can use a lawyer name or bar number. If the case is in Broomfield but the court type is unclear, the courthouse and county filters are often safer than guessing a division.
| Field Label | Type | Use in Broomfield County |
|---|---|---|
| Judicial District | Dropdown | Select 17th Judicial District for Adams and Broomfield. |
| County | Dropdown | Select Broomfield County. |
| Courthouse | Dropdown | Choose Broomfield Combined Courts when the local court is known. |
| Court Type | Dropdown | Choose District, County, or Both depending on case type. |
| Date Range | Dropdown | Choose today, one week, one month, three months, six months, or a specific date. |
| Case Class | Dropdown | Colorado classes include CR, M, T, DR, PR, CV, C, JV, and others. |
| Party Search | Text fields | Use first and last name for an individual, or business name for an entity. |
| Attorney Search | Name or bar number | Search by attorney name or a one-to-six digit bar number. |
Broomfield County Court System
Colorado uses county courts, district courts, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court. Broomfield County is in the 17th Judicial District with Adams County. Broomfield Combined Courts at 17 Descombes Drive houses the state District Court and County Court functions for Broomfield County. Broomfield Municipal Court sits at the same street address, but it is a city court for local ordinance matters. This shared campus can be confusing because the court address is the same while jurisdiction and record custody differ.
District Court is the general-jurisdiction trial court. It handles felony criminal cases, civil cases in any amount, divorce and domestic relations, juvenile, probate, mental health, and some appeals. County Court handles misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims, lower-value civil matters, protection orders, eviction matters, and felony preliminary steps. Broomfield Municipal Court handles traffic, parking, animal, code, and misdemeanor ordinance violations that arise under Broomfield city law.
Case flow: Municipal or County Court issue › District Court when jurisdiction requires it › Colorado Court of Appeals › Colorado Supreme Court.
| Court or Office | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Broomfield District Court | Felony, civil any amount, domestic relations, juvenile, probate, mental health, appeals | 17 Descombes Drive, 303-464-5020 |
| Broomfield County Court | Misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims, limited civil, protection orders | 17 Descombes Drive, 303-464-5020 |
| Broomfield Municipal Court | City ordinance, municipal traffic, parking, animal, code, municipal misdemeanor | 17 Descombes Drive, 720-887-2100 |
| Clerk of Court Records Unit | Court case files, certified copies, record requests | BroomfieldRecordsRequest@judicial.state.co.us |
| City and County Clerk and Recorder | Recording, marriage licenses, city records, elections, motor vehicle | One DesCombes Drive, 303-464-5109 |
The Broomfield Municipal Court page is the official source for local ordinance court jurisdiction, hours, phone, email, forms, and fine links.
Municipal Court details should be checked separately from state court records because a Broomfield traffic citation may be municipal rather than a County Court case.
Broomfield County Court Locations
Broomfield has a compact civic layout. State court and Municipal Court functions are at 17 Descombes Drive. The City and County Clerk and Recorder is nearby at the George Di Ciero City and County Building, One DesCombes Drive. Broomfield Police Records is at 7 DesCombes Drive. The detention center is at 11600 Ridge Parkway. The close addresses help with in-person research, but each office still has its own record duties and its own request rules.
Broomfield Combined Courts
17 Descombes Drive
Broomfield, CO 80020
303-464-5020
Clerk office: 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Broomfield Municipal Court
17 Descombes Drive
Broomfield, CO 80020
720-887-2100
courtaccess@broomfield.org
Broomfield Police Records
7 DesCombes Drive
Broomfield, CO 80020
303-438-6420
bpd@broomfield.org
Broomfield County Record Custodians
Broomfield County court records are not the same as all Broomfield public records. The Colorado Judicial Branch Clerk of Court keeps state court case files. The City and County Clerk and Recorder handles recording, marriage and civil union licenses, elections, motor vehicle work, and city council records. Broomfield Police performs sheriff-type county functions and handles police reports, civil service, local background letters, body-worn camera video, 911 audio, accident reports, and detention records. This split is one of the most important local facts for Broomfield County records access.
| Needed Record | Start With | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Divorce decree or criminal disposition | Clerk of Court | These are court case documents. |
| Marriage license or recorded document | Clerk and Recorder | These are recording or license records. |
| Police incident report | Broomfield Police Records | Police reports are criminal justice records, not court filings. |
| Current jail custody | Broomfield Detention Center | The active booking PDF shows current custody and charges. |
| Municipal ticket | Broomfield Municipal Court | Local ordinance citations are handled outside state District Court. |
The Broomfield Police Department page identifies the department that performs sheriff-type county duties and gives the local police contact path.
That police role matters for Broomfield County arrest records, warrant questions, civil paper service, detention, and records requests outside the court file.
Broomfield County Court Record Types
State civil records in Broomfield may be in District Court or County Court depending on the amount and subject. Criminal case records can involve District Court felonies, County Court misdemeanors, or Municipal Court ordinance cases. Family records such as divorce, custody, parenting plans, support orders, and domestic relations petitions are District Court files. Probate matters are filed through District Court in Broomfield, not a separate local probate court. Traffic records may be municipal, state court, or DMV records depending on the issue.
- Civil records: complaints, answers, summonses, motions, orders, judgments, transcript of judgment, and satisfaction of judgment.
- Criminal records: complaint or information, charges, pleas, hearings, motions, disposition, sentence order, and probation conditions.
- Family records: divorce decrees, parenting plans, separation agreements, support orders, and petitions.
- Probate records: letters, wills, trusts, applications, petitions, claims, closing papers, and dates of death.
- Traffic records: tickets, court dates, pleas, disposition, fines, costs, and payment status.
Broomfield County Case Record Fields
A Broomfield County court record usually needs to be read as a case timeline rather than a single sheet. The docket may show hearings and settings. The register of action may list events, filings, minute orders, charges, dispositions, and sentence entries. A document copy request may produce the actual complaint, decree, order, ticket, judgment, probate letter, or certified copy. Online summaries can omit protected data, narratives, detailed financial histories, and non-public parties.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case number | Colorado case examples use a year, case class, and sequence format such as a traffic or criminal class code. |
| Case class | Docket classes include CR, M, T, DR, PR, CV, C, S, JV, JD, R, and others. |
| Parties | Names of plaintiff and defendant, petitioner and respondent, business parties, or other public parties. |
| Judge or magistrate | Assigned judicial officer when public and available in the court system. |
| Charges or claims | Criminal, traffic, civil, or probate allegations and filings tied to the case. |
| Disposition | The outcome of a charge or case, including plea, dismissal, judgment, or sentence when available. |
| Documents | Complaint, ticket, decree, parenting plan, order, judgment, letters, will, trust, petition, or ROA. |
| Redactions | Social Security numbers, street addresses, victim data, juvenile data, and sealed content may be removed. |
Broomfield County Public Access Laws
Colorado law favors access to public records, but the access rule depends on the custodian. Court records are governed by court rules, Chief Justice Directives, statutes, and orders. Criminal justice records have a separate statute. General city and county records use the Colorado Open Records Act process through Broomfield's JustFOIA portal. The right path is practical as well as legal: send a court document request to the court clerk, a police report request to Broomfield Police Records, a recorded document search to the Clerk and Recorder, and a general city/county request to the CORA custodian.
Key Statutes:
C.R.S. § 24-72-201 says public records are open for inspection at reasonable times unless another law applies.
C.R.S. § 24-72-301 makes criminal justice official actions open while leaving other records under custodian rules.
C.R.S. § 13-1-119 makes judgment records and registers of action open for inspection during office hours.
C.R.S. § 24-72-703 explains that sealed criminal records are hidden from public access but remain available to authorized agencies.
Broomfield County Restricted Records
Some Broomfield County court records are not open in the same way as ordinary civil or criminal case summaries. Juvenile delinquency and dependency records are controlled by the Children's Code and court access rules. Adoption files are generally confidential. Mental health files contain protected health and personal information. Sealed, suppressed, and confidential records may be absent from vendor searches and may require party status, identification, or a court order. Probate can be public in many estate matters, but documents with protected information may still need review and redaction.
Colorado uses sealing more often than expungement for adult criminal records. A sealing order hides the record from ordinary public searches, but it does not erase the record from every government system. Courts, law enforcement, prosecutors, criminal justice agencies, and agencies with statutory background-check duties may still have authorized access. A Broomfield court sealing request belongs with the court that has jurisdiction over the case, not the Clerk and Recorder.
Note: CoCourts excludes juvenile, probate, sealed, suppressed, and confidential case types, so a missing result does not prove no record exists.
Broomfield County Jail Records
Broomfield is a consolidated city and county, and the Broomfield Police Department performs sheriff-type county functions. The detention center at 11600 Ridge Parkway houses adults only and provides current custody information through an active booking PDF. The roster can show names, inmate IDs, dates of birth, release dates when listed, agencies, bond amounts, bond types, statutes, classifications, descriptions, and a report timestamp. It does not show mugshots, full physical descriptions, housing units, arrest narratives, officer names, medical flags, or a searchable web form.
The full Broomfield County inmate records page covers roster fields, phone accounts, mail, visitation, bond, VINE, DOC searches, and police-record fallbacks. The Broomfield Detention Center page gives the facility history, contact information, adult-only status, capacity, and ADA coordinator context.
The detention center record source is especially important because Broomfield has no separate county sheriff website with a public jail search.
Broomfield County Warrant Records
No official Broomfield public active-warrant search portal was located in the research. A Broomfield County warrant search should start with the court or agency that may have issued the warrant. State District Court or County Court warrant questions go to Broomfield Combined Courts. Municipal ordinance, parking, traffic, and code warrant questions go to Broomfield Municipal Court. Police Records and the police non-emergency line may help with agency records, while the detention center phone line can confirm whether someone is already in custody.
The 17th Judicial District Attorney's Fresh Start page is a specific Broomfield warrant resource. It listed a virtual warrant forgiveness event for May 2, 2026, with Broomfield Webex links split by last name. The page should be checked for any current event before relying on a date. CBI criminal history is not a public warrant search, and third-party warrant sites should not be treated as official sources.
Broomfield Marriage Divorce Probate Records
Marriage licenses and certificates are Clerk and Recorder records. Divorce decrees and divorce case files are District Court records. Probate matters in Broomfield are handled by District Court rather than a separate local probate court. This split affects both search and certified-copy requests. A marriage certificate may be requested through the Recording Division or self-service portal, while a divorce decree, probate letter, will, petition, or certified court document should be requested from the court clerk through the Colorado Judicial Branch form.
- Testator
- A person who made a will.
- Personal representative
- The person appointed to manage an estate in probate.
- Intestate
- A death without a valid will.
- Conservatorship
- A court case about management of a protected person's money or property.
Broomfield County Court Record Fees
Court copy fees are set through the court record request process. General city/county CORA fees and police-record fees are separate. The court request form lists fees for copies, certified documents, name searches, judgment documents, off-site retrieval, and research or redaction after the first hour. Broomfield CORA policy gives the first hour of research free and then charges an hourly rate after that. Police Records uses a separate fee table for crime reports, accident reports, local background letters, body-worn camera video, and 911 audio.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Court copy per page | $0.25 |
| Maximum copy fee for parties and attorneys in their case | $15.00 |
| Transcript of Judgment | $25.00 |
| Certificate of Satisfaction | $20.00 |
| Certified or exemplified copy per document | $20.00 |
| Name search | $5.00 |
| Research or redaction after first hour | $30.00 per hour in 15-minute increments |
| Broomfield CORA research after first hour | $41.37 per hour |
Broomfield County Traffic Records
Broomfield traffic records can sit in Municipal Court, state County Court, or the Colorado DMV system. Municipal Court handles Broomfield ordinance traffic, parking, animal, code, and misdemeanor ordinance cases. State County Court handles state traffic infractions and traffic misdemeanors filed in Broomfield County. DMV driver records are separate. A court file may show a citation, charge, plea, disposition, fine, court date, and payment status. A DMV record shows license history, reported convictions, points, suspensions, and driver status.
The RTD Broomfield FlexRide page is useful for visitors planning a court trip without a car because it lists local service hours and booking options.
Transit details support court access because the state court, Municipal Court, police records office, and Clerk and Recorder all sit near the DesCombes civic campus.
Broomfield County Court History
Broomfield's record history is unusual because the county is new. State voters approved Amendment C in November 1998, and Broomfield County became Colorado's 64th county on November 15, 2001. Before that transition, Broomfield crossed Adams, Boulder, Jefferson, and Weld counties. That history explains why older property, recording, and court records may require a predecessor county. Broomfield Recording states that its recorded documents date from November 2001 forward, and CoCourts coverage for Broomfield county and district records also starts in 2001.
The U.S. Census QuickFacts page for Broomfield County gives current population context for Colorado's smallest county by land area.
The population and county-creation context help explain why Broomfield records often have a 2001 cutoff that older Colorado counties do not have.
Broomfield County Court Records FAQ
Where are Broomfield County Court records kept?
State court case records are kept by the Clerk of Court for Broomfield Combined Courts. Municipal ordinance cases are handled by Broomfield Municipal Court. Marriage and recording records are kept by the City and County Clerk and Recorder. Police and detention records are handled by Broomfield Police and the detention center.
Can Broomfield County warrants be searched online?
No official public active-warrant search portal was located for Broomfield. Use the issuing court, Municipal Court, Police Records, the police non-emergency line, docket search for related hearings, and the detention center phone line if custody is possible.
Are probate cases in a separate probate court?
No. Broomfield probate matters are handled in District Court. Denver is the Colorado exception with a separate probate court, but Broomfield probate requests go through Broomfield Combined Courts and the court record request form.
Why are older Broomfield records hard to find?
Broomfield County became official on November 15, 2001. Records before county creation may belong to Adams, Boulder, Jefferson, or Weld, depending on the old jurisdiction and property or case location.